32001

WiSe 18/19: Understanding North America A (GK)

Sönke Kunkel, Alexander Starre, Birte Wege

Kommentar

This comprehensive course introduces students to the fundamentals of the interdisciplinary field of North American Studies. "Understanding North America" (UNA) follows a two-semester format, with the first part (UNA-A) covering the disciplines of literary studies, cultural studies, and history. The second part (UNA-B) will be offered during the next summer term and expands the overall framework with the disciplinary perspectives of sociology, economics, and political science. While UNA is one of the most challenging courses at the John F. Kennedy-Institute, it will reward students with insights into multiple disciplines along with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills for further studies. UNA-A (for students of the mono bachelor North American Studies) UNA-A (UNA A1) consists of two components: lectures and tutorials. The lectures offer an overview of central developments, concepts, and questions of American culture, literature, and history. The tutorials, in contrast, provide a forum to discuss select issues in depth. You will have the chance to revisit the content of each lecture, but also to dive into specific materials and issues in smaller group discussions. The teaching assistants who organize the tutorials will assist students in their preparation for the final written exam at the end of the term. A central goal of UNA-A is to enable students to critically investigate and analyze North American societies of the past and present from an interdisciplinary angle. At the same time, the course covers the methodological and theoretical basics of each contributing discipline, thus enabling students to make conscious decisions about their future areas of concentration at the John F. Kennedy Institute. UNA-A (for students of the BA 30 CP North American Studies program) UNA-A (UNA-A2) consists of two components: (1) all UNA lectures in the winter term 2018/19 and (2) the UNA-B lectures in the summer term of 2019 in a discipline of your choice (either political science OR sociology OR economics). The written exam takes place after the end of the summer term 2019, students are therefore not taking part in the tutorials. UNA-A (for students of the BA History or the BA 60 CP History program as part of the module “Regionale Perspektiven der Geschichte” UNA-A consists of one component: all UNA lectures by Prof. Kunkel (history). The syllabus with the history lectures of UNA-A will be distributed in the orientation session (see below). Please note: A mandatory UNA-A orientation session takes place on Wednesday, October 17 from 10:00-12:00 h in room 340 of the JFKI. During this session, the instructors will introduce the course format, the readings, as well as the credit requirements. Also, students will be assigned to a tutorial group (where applicable). Schließen

32 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Fr, 10:00 - 12:00 16 Termine

Fr, 19.10.2018 10:00 - 12:00

Dozenten:
Prof. Dr. Birte Wege
Dr. Alexander Starre
Prof. Dr. Sönke Kunkel